(a) The Town Attorney shall be retained by Council, for such term of office and for such compensation as shall be agreed upon by him and Council, and such agreement may provide that in the event of his absence, illness, disability or other exigency his partner in the practice of law or some other qualified attorney may act as his deputy, on such terms as may be provided in the aforesaid agreement.
(b) The Town Attorney shall be a member in good standing of the bar of Fayette County. (1973 Code §2-43)